OK SV gang, lets hear your thoughts / reasons why the non vented optispark distributor are the cause of so much pain and agony in the C4 community. I'm soon to be on my third opti. The two aftermarket optis that I've installed on my 94 coupe were modified to vent, but this appeared not to have prolong their life on my DD as I was lead to believe. One lasted almost a year and the 2'nd last less than 6 months.. Sensor problems appear to be the main culprit by what little research I've done on the internet. Neither of the opti that I've install or remove showed any signs of moisture being the causing of failure!! So lets hear it!! What do we do other than sell the car.. Who has had long term success and with who's opti..
I'm on my 6th I think, this one has been holding up for quite a while. I hate the design, nothing you tell me will change that. I have read about it, I understand it. If I had the money I would of converted over to coil packs and LS1 PCM a long time ago.
When I first got the car, the first one went out I guess due to age. I then made the mistake of going to advance auto parts and getting those units...big mistake. Those next 2-3 went to **** in under 6k miles. The next 2 or 1....I forget...went out I think due to an oil leak.
Now if I had even more money I would do an LS1 swap since the C4 grew on me, I love it.
The LS1 will be a ton better platform to work on. Count how many oil leak potentials an LT-1 has compare it to an LS1....
My LT-1 has been bullet proof, I've put up with it and kept it running. I would rather have an LS1 in there.
That's JMHO.